Harness for transporting power saws



July 26, 1949. H. J. WALSH 2,477,432

' HARNESS FOR TRANSPORTING POWER S AWS Fil ed Jan. 26, 1948 Inventor Heston J. Walsh from'the job.

Patented July 26,1949

,. HARN SS FOR TlgAN SRORTING POWER WS HestonJ. Walsh, Roslyn, Wash. Application January 2.6, 1948, Serial No. 4,303 1 proved harness which is especially, but not necessarily, adapted to expedite the handling and transporting of one end of a heavy power saw, whereby two men mayreadily. and without undue 3 Claims. (Cl. 224-5) The present inventionre'lates to a novel and imstress and-strain, carry aheavy power saw to and It is, of course, a matter of common knowledge that many and varied types of multiple-strap and equivalent harnesses have been devised and utilized by walking attendantsin carrying and transporting heavy loads. Mindfulthat body suspended load-carrying harnesses are basically and fundamentally similar from a broad structural standpoint,'it will be evident that it is an object of the present invention to structurally, functionally and otherwise improve upon broadly similar harnesses presently known tome.

In carrying out the principles of the instant invention, Iprovide aharness which. is readily applicable and removable, andrwhich is characterized by a well-chosen and carefully adapted arrangement of details and parts, all contributing their proportionate shares in the production of aharnesswhich, considered as an entity, is structurally distinct and aptly fitted to achievethe desired ends. a I a More particularly, the improvedharness is made up of a plurality of leather straps, these being interconnected and coordinatedto define a comparatively simple but sturdy halter. a pair of side arranged and depending load-carrying slings suspended from said halter, a two-strap girth ad justably connecting the slings and partially embracing the body of the wearer, the above in conjunction with an auxiliary front sling which functions as an optionally usable equalizing hitch.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanyin illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure l is a perspective view, showing the improved harness and the manner in which it is worn, said view illustrating the structure from the front of the wearer.

Figure 2 is a perspective view observing the same harness, looking at same from the rear of the wearer.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the harness by itself.

Reference is bad to Figure 3, wherein all of the details may be readily seen. Here, one unitary aspect of the entire assemblage is conveniently designated as a halter A, and said halterserves suspend flexibleload-handling, carrying and transporting slings B, there being two suchslings and these beingsuspended at the sides of thebody of the user. There is an optionally usable front sling C, and all three slingsare suspended from the halter. There is a fourth unit, and thismay be conveniently differentiated from the rest of the parts, as a Stabilizing girth D.

The halter A comprises a pair of broad and sturdy leather-shoulder straps 5, having their free ends formed into loops 6, which are connected with large adapter rings 1. .I provide two pairs of rings, that is, two front ones and two rear orback ones. These rings are connected together by breastand back check orconnector straps 8 and 9. Thus, the part designated as the halter comprisesa pair of shoulder straps',.foi1r adapter rings and check or connectorfstraps connecting said rings.

There are two load carryin and transporting slings, and these are also in'the form of leather straps and each is the same in construction and the description of one will suffice for both. Each sling comprises a'main strap l0 connected to and suspended from a front ring I, and a complemental secondary strap H, the latter suitably connected with a rear halter ring. The short orsecondary strap is provided with a buckle I2, to accommodate the apertured free-end portion l3 of the longer main strap ID. This permits the stirrup portion M .of each sling to be raised and lowered,

sothat the handle-bar means 15 of the power saw I6 may be conveniently saddled in place. The auxiliary sling, which is an optional accessory, and which is denoted by reference character C, comprises a pair of duplicate straps l1 having snap fasteners l8 at their upper ends connectible with the front halter rings. The lower ends of said straps are connected with an assembling link l9, carrying another snap fastener 20, which latter snap fastener is adapted to be connected with the part or hand-grip 2|, forming a part of the handle means 15 on the power saw. This auxiliary sling perhaps can well be referred to as an equilizing hitch and is conveniently hitched in place and serves to center and properly support the load and, in addition, distributes the load so that it will be uniformly hung from both shoulders of the wearer of the harness.

As a further stabilizing and comforting feature, I provide the aforementioned girth D, and this comprises a side strap 22, which is riveted or otherwise secured, at the points 23 and 24, to the straps of the left-hand sling. This strap 22 carries a buckle 25 which serves to accommodate the apertured end-portion 26 of the other girth strap 21. The latter strap is riveted at 28 and 29, to the companion straps of the right-hand sling. These girth straps may be adjustably joined, and it will be noted that the buckling and adjustment takes place at the back and just below the shoulder blades. By utilizing this body embracingg irth and leaving it open and -free at the front the two hiaiii slings B; may belted to;-

' gether at the back to prevent same from swinging too freely when the wearer gets in stride while toting his end of the load.

The manner in which the 'is' used is clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, and

persons familiar with power sawscwill full gwell appreciate the significance and advantagesand features which attend a harness 'bristrfitetias herein shown and described.

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1 111 enable t rnay "be; resorted "to in y no departure is made w r andli i ji rim be a oii'ld'er straps-termi- Q5 iimwiiat'is'" claimed m ling rings,

13x ,ITI:IBI, following references aw 'to 4 2. In a power saw supporting, handling and transporting harness of the type shown and de scribed, a halter adapted to be worn on the body of the wearer and comprising a pair of relatively 5 broad substantially parallel shoulder straps, fore and aft breast and back straps, said breast and back straps being horizontally disposed and at right ang s tothe end portions-pf said;shoulder it respective 10 outer ends to the adjacent and corresponding ends px-of said shoulder straps, side slings having their upper ei d p 'ons connected to corresponding aha-steamers portions of said shoulder straps, "said side slings being duplicates of one another fli aiid the lovir end portions providing stirrup-like vvcarriers will adapted to permit hand-grips ofh'aiidlelh saw of the stated type to be removably saddled therein, and an optionally usable and complemerital front auxiliary sling, thelaw;salariesaiieea nemet n zeene it end 4 sit fi u. ht of the saw an r and stra ns are brarecord in the -file 0f zthistpatentz 

